Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-22
CAT SUPPLEMENT.
THURSDAY, DEC. %, 1887.

James 8. Warden and II. 3. NeWen
visited Colby last week.
The train from Oakley failed to get in
Monday night owing to the blizzard.
Mr.. Walters has large force Of men
plastering in the new bank building.
Just received by J. E. Meglemre, car
load of those celebrated Odds Wagons.
1T. Spicer of Quickvtlle called on
our Office to subscribe for the CAT for
Virginia relative.
Call at ]. 4. Meglemre's to examine
the new shipment of Odds Wagons just
added to his stock.
saturday last our streets and stores
were crowded with people from the sur
rounding country.
S. c. Mills, ESQ.,, proposes to make a
trip to California this winter where he
may make his future home.
The Leavenworth and Denver Short
Line surveyors will probably reach HOxie
about January 12th.-Sentinel.
The First National Bank of this city
pays over $1,000 in taxes this year. This
bank and its officers together pay about
$4,000. in taxes.
Miss Matte Logan. from Atchison. q
sister of Mrs. A. L. Plummer, is visiting
at the latters home and will spend the
winter in this city.
The new school building is up as high
as the second story and work is being
pushed as rapidly as the weather permits
by the contractors.
Judging from the number of Christmas
goods our merchants are handling, Santa
Claus will visit each and every house in
Thomas county this year.
B.J. Woodruff, Esq, has purchased
the brick store bnilding and lot now oc-
cupied by him from j. S. Warden. This
is one of the most valuable pieces of
property IN Colby.
What a useless habit is profanity The
old year is rapidly closing, the new year
coming in-among other resolutions, that
to quit using profanity should be fore
most. Men, boys quit swearing.
A sudden blizzard struck this vicinity
on Monday night. raging several hours
Snow fell to the depth of two inches and
on Tuesday night the weather turned
very cold.
Weld Bros. will shortly build fine
two story dwelling on S. E. / Block Is
in west part of town. The house is to
have brick foundation and mansard roof
and TO be 2SX32
The officers of the Christian church at !
Colby have purchased the old Colby |
school house, and Will move it on to |
heir property north of the armory. |
Four members have lately been added |
20 the church at this place.
Charles and Carrie McKillip, son and
laughter of J. A. McKillip, are home for
the holidays. Charles has been attend
ing school at Franklin, Nebr, while Miss
Carrie has been similarly engaged at
Kas.
Born to Mrs. and Mr.. E. j. Paine on
Monday morning, Dec. 10Th, daughter.
We extend our hearty congratulation to
4r. and Mrs. Paine and are glad to note
he happiness which this advent brings
% the household of our worthy District
clerk.
This has been . week Of amnse-
nents for our citizens. Tuesday night,
he Methodist Fair. Wednesday night.
Turn of the Tide; Thursday night. the
Ball and Saturday night. the
Christmas tree. Monday and Friday
nights seem to have got away.
We recommend the following trick to
Dur subscribers, which We take from the
HOxie Sentinel:
A new game has been planned called
Editors Delight" the plan of which
being in this wise: Take sheet of Ordi
nary writing paper. fold it carefully, and
enclose bank note sufficiently large to
pay all arrears and year in advance.
Keep an eye on the editor; if smile
adorns his face, ''the trick works like
charm"
Mr.. Ruly Walters while engaged at
work on the new bank building Friday
last, in passing down the temporary stairs
caught his foot and stumbling, fell into
the basement of the sidewalk, some six
feet, across large stone. Mr.. Walters
was so stunned that he had to be carried |
home. We are glad to note that the in
jury did not prove serious as he is out |
again.
The plate glass windows have bsen
placed in the new LIST National Bank |
building. They we're furnished and
placed by Messrs. Bowles & Ferguson of |
Atchison and are of such fine quality and |
so transparent that it became necessary
to chalk on each in large letters, Glass, |
that the public might know that the |
frames were not longer empty. The !
transoms over the doors and windows
are of cut glass of many hues and make
beautiful ornaments.